After his sudden disappearance from show business and his depression, Brendan Fraser is reborn as the phoenix and returns with everything to the big screen.
The most anticipated awards of the year and the cinema are yet to come and their nominees have already been announced. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of the United States has already presented the list of competitors and the categories that will be held this year for one of its statuettes. Possibly the Oscar is one of the most important recognitions in the world of cinema worldwide, so the winners of each year become great personalities of the medium, respected and admired. On this occasion, one of the favorites to take home the Best Actor award is the iconic Brendan Fraser for his performance in The Whale.
The Whale
Fraser is one of the most beloved actors of the 2000s era and this would be his first nomination at this great ceremony. The actor conquered the critics with his interpretation of Charlie, a man with morbid obesity, since he weighs more than 200 kilos. The man struggles to save his relationship with her teenage daughter since he abandoned her to seek a new life with her gay lover.
Charlie’s overweight is a product of the depression he suffered after the death of his beloved, which manifested as constant binge eating. In order to play the role, Fraser had to wear a prosthetic suit that weighed several tens of kilos. Her performance has been described as “sincere and full of compassion,” which earned her a full six minutes of applause at the Venice Film Festival.
The Whale
However, despite the fact that Fraser is nominated for Best Actor, many are wondering if he will attend the Oscars ceremony. Previously, Brendan was nominated in the same category for the Golden Globes, which is organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). However, Fraser did not appear at the ceremony due to a conflict of interest and the cloudy past that he shares with Philip Berk, former director of the association.
Before his disappearance from the media, the actor reported that Berk sexually harassed him in 2003. Although an internal investigation was carried out, the organization dismissed the accusation, saying that the actions of its then director were “just a joke.” Fraser stood by him despite denials from the HFPA.
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It is for this very reason that the actor refused to go to the award ceremony: “My mother did not raise a hypocrite,” the actor declared to G.Q..
But we don’t have to worry, because the most likely thing is that Fraser will share the red carpet and the seats with the great references of cinema, just as he did at the Critics Choice Awards, where he won the Best Actor award and received it with an emotional speech to those present.